Farmers' Perception And Adoption Of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices: A Review

Abstract

Global agriculture faces enormous problems as a result of climate change, which makes the adoption of climate-smart agricultural techniques necessary to improve sustainability and resilience. The goal of this study is to comprehend how farmers in a particular area view climate change and how likely they are to implement climate-smart farming methods. Surveys and interviews are combined in the study's mixed-methods technique to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. A representative sample of farmers is surveyed as part of the quantitative component to gauge their knowledge of climate change, perceptions of its effects on agriculture, and familiarity with climate-smart practices. Additionally, the poll looks into how socioeconomic factors affect farmers' decision-making when it comes to implementing climate-smart practices. With a more comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing farmers' decisions to adopt climate-smart practices, the research findings should be of great value to policymakers, extension services, and agricultural practitioners. The study's ultimate goal is to provide information for focused treatments and tactics that support sustainable and adaptive agricultural systems and increase agriculture's resistance to climate change.